How we scored it
Dried leaf of peppermint (Mentha piperita); whole botanical raw material. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Peppermint leaves are harvested, dried and milled. No alternative route applies; peppermint oil is a separate INCI name.
In plain English
Dried, milled peppermint leaf, listed for a refreshing effect in cosmetics. It is plant material only.
CosIng definition: Mentha Piperita Leaf is the leaves obtained from the Peppermint, Mentha piperita (L.), Labiatae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2MENTHA PIPERITA LEAF. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA PIPERITA LEAF. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MENTHA%20PIPERITA%20LEAF